Canyons presents Thrive Time rollout and expands student mental-health supports, eyes telehealth pilot and employee daycare

Dr. Brian Mill, Canyons' director of student services, told the board on March 26 that the Human-Centered Supports focus group has rolled out 'Thrive Time' curriculum across K–8 and integrated pieces into a high-school leadership academy. Mill said the district has incorporated feedback from roughly 400 teacher responses, several thousand parent/student survey responses and that principals report positive uptake of the units.

Mill highlighted expansion of district mental-health screening nights (seven sessions to date with 184 attendees recorded so far), and noted screening results showing about 54% of students falling into two categories needing supports at school or wraparound services. He also reviewed District Case Management Team (DCMT) and tiered behavioral supports (levels 1–5), noting DCMT handles level 4–5 incidents and that the district plans to restructure DCMT within Student Wellness Services and add a parent-communications step before case reviews.

On supports, Mill described existing wellness rooms, a partnership with the LDS church and foundation donations to outfit secondary wellness spaces, and an emerging telehealth pilot with Intermountain Healthcare (IHC) — the district expects donated equipment from IHC and would target high-need schools first. He also described an employee daycare initiative under development (capacity noted at Jordan: four infants and 48 toddlers; Corner: four infants and 23 toddlers) as a recruitment and retention tool.

Board members asked for clarification on DCMT referrals and processes; Mill explained the district's one-to-five behavioral level scale and said DCMT meets weekly with referrals. Members welcomed the telehealth proposal and emphasized the need for parent due-process communications in the DCMT restructure.

Next steps: the district will continue implementation of Thrive Time, pursue the telehealth pilot, proceed with employee daycare planning and return with implementation details and parent-communication protocols for proposed DCMT changes.